Canwat Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Canwat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 565 | 1:69,096 | 7,708 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Canwat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canwat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Canwat occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canwat? popularity and diffusion
Canwat is the 560,645th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Canwat reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Canwat is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 69,096. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Lamwo District, where 38 percent live, Zombo District, where 20 percent live and Gulu District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanwat | 92 | 365 | / |
| Kanwat | 83 | 217 | / |
| Canvat | 83 | 72 | / |
| Conwat | 83 | 10 | / |
| Canbat | 83 | 3 | / |
| Qanwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Canuat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chonwat | 77 | 159 | / |
| Kanwate | 77 | 105 | / |
| Khanwat | 77 | 35 | / |
| Chanbat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Conwath | 77 | 4 | / |
| Coonwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conwayt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chanhuat | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chhanwad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kahanwat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chanvate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chainbat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanwate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canvot | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kanvat | 67 | 138 | / |
| Cambat | 67 | 101 | / |
| Canuot | 67 | 42 | / |
| Konwat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Canvad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Channbhat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Conbat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Convat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanbat | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canwat
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis